On the night of the FA Cup triumph, the entire Manchester City squad had already flown back to Manchester.

There were thousands of fans and journalists waiting at the airport.

When the whole Manchester City team walked out of the airport one by one, the fans broke out into violent cheers, which was a welcome ceremony organized by the fans.

After that, many reporters rushed over to cover the news.

But the whole Manchester City team didn't stop, they walked and answered a question or two from reporters, and everyone looked busy.

After everyone boarded the bus, Wan Sheng looked at everyone and said, "Do you remember what I said after Christmas?" ”

"Our goal is to win all the championships!"

'The league, the League Cup, the FA Cup, the domestic title in England, we've got it all and now we're just one game away from the end goal......

Wan Sheng didn't continue, but everyone had already shouted, "Champions League!" Champions! ”

Everyone was excited.

When we think back to the titles we have won and the Champions League final against Chelsea in Moscow in a few days, everyone is very excited, knowing that together with the team, they have created a great history that will go down in history and be remembered for decades, if not centuries.

"Winning all the titles in England? Fighting for the Champions League? ”

This was unthinkable before.

But Wan Sheng, as the head coach, put it forward, they have an attitude of hard work, and they have come to this point, and now everyone's mentality is completely different, and everyone has great confidence.

"The Champions League final, only one game away!"

Wan Sheng stretched out a finger and said with excitement on his face, and the others also discussed excitedly.

The FA Cup title is in the hands and it is over.

They are looking ahead.

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Manchester City did not celebrate the FA Cup in any way, and perhaps even the fans were 'tired' and everyone was waiting for City's final game.

As Wan Sheng said at the club's press conference for the FA Cup title the next morning, "I want to tell all the Manchester City fans, all the people who support Manchester City, that the FA Cup is not worth celebrating because we have a bigger game – the Champions League final!" ”

"When we come back from Moscow, it's time to celebrate!"

A reporter asked, "What if Manchester City loses the Champions League......

"Failure! That's tantamount to failure! Wan Sheng said loudly, "We have won all the championships in England, but only without the Champions League is equivalent to failure!" ”

"What else is there to celebrate about failure?"

Soon, the 'no Champions League equals defeat' theory was in the headlines of many media outlets.

Some commentators have analyzed this, believing that 'even if Manchester City does not win the Champions League, it will only be a small regret', 'Manchester City is still successful this season', and some people agree with Wansheng's statement, thinking that 'a season with regrets is not a success', because the Champions League is very important, Manchester City has reached the final, and failure in the final is more painful than being eliminated early.

Soon the media that supported Manchester City felt that the topic was not very good.

The Champions League final hasn't started yet, so how can we talk about 'Manchester City failed'? Manchester City will definitely win!

So they turned the conversation to 'what happens if Chelsea lose the Champions League', Chelsea are much worse than Manchester City, they don't have any titles, and they end up third in the league, the same as last season's.

But when Chelsea reach the Champions League final, their results are much better than last season.

Now they are on track to win the Champions League!

For a while, 'Grant is good at leading the team' or 'Mourinho is good at leading the team', it has become a debate, but when it comes to the level of the two leaders, Mourinho has been unanimously recognized, and most people only think that 'Grant is lucky'.

Then the discussion turned to 'the consequences of Chelsea's failure', with The Sun and The Times simultaneously commenting that the biggest consequence of Chelsea's loss of the Champions League final was that Chelsea manager Grant would almost certainly leave his position.

"There's no way Roman Abramovich can allow a manager who doesn't have much ability to play by luck!"

Of course, this has nothing to do with Manchester City.

After the FA Cup final, the players didn't even have a day off, and in the morning, the whole team was already on the pitch to start training.

Now they are left with only Champions League finals in Moscow and Chelsea.

Needless to say, the importance of the Champions League final is that the team has fought hard in the Champions League all season for the final showdown.

Chelsea, old rivals.

Wan Sheng and the rest of the coaching staff don't even need to study it in particular, because both sides know each other very well, so in terms of preparation, it is still based on normal tactical training.

The downside for Manchester City is that they have played one more FA Cup final than Chelsea, so in contrast, Chelsea have more time to prepare, and they even have a warm-up game scheduled for Manchester City, which City did not have, and even the first day of training, most of which was spent on recovery training.

Soon there are only three days left until the final.

Manchester City flew in the afternoon and flew to Moscow early to acclimatize, and on the same day, Chelsea flew to Moscow as a team.

In Moscow in May, the temperature difference is not so bad that in England, both teams will have to allow their players to acclimatise and get plenty of rest to stay in better shape.

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By the time the two teams arrived in Moscow, the city was already in the heat of the Champions League final.

From Domodedovo International Airport to the Luzhniki Stadium at the foot of Sparrow Mountain, red and yellow posters of football games appear every few hundred meters on dozens of kilometres of road, as if to guide tens of thousands of British fans.

Inside the city, colorful flags printed with posters of the competition remind people that the big war is coming.

Faced with huge advertising expenses, the Russian organizers apparently want to compensate by selling tickets.

According to media reports, the cheapest tickets are already selling for more than $1,000, while VIP seats cost up to €7,500.

In addition, Moscow's hotels and football bars are already fully booked.

About 40,000 British fans began pouring into Moscow two days earlier, prompting the Moscow police to tighten their guard.

About 7,000 police officers have now begun 24-hour patrols in key areas of Moscow to speed up the search for suspicious persons.

Although relations between Britain and Russia were very tense due to the poisoning of former Russian agent Litvinenko who caused a stir last year, the police of the two countries also worked together to ensure the safe holding of the Champions League final.

This time, the British police specially sent dozens of experienced police officers to Moscow to assist the Moscow police in closely monitoring the British fans in Moscow; Within the UK, British Airways has added flights to transport fans from both teams; When the plane arrived in Moscow, Russia also arranged for fans from both sides to land at different airports, so as to avoid premature contact between them, and thus avoid the escalation of conflicts.

Playing in Moscow is also a big plus for Chelsea, with Slavic star Andriy Shevchenko, the hometown of Chelsea owner Abu, undoubtedly the most popular star among the local fans in Moscow.

So some media also said, "This is Chelsea's home game. ”

When the whole Manchester City team came to Moscow, a reporter asked Wan Sheng about this issue, and Wan Sheng smiled disdainfully, "Moscow is Chelsea's home stadium?" No, against Chelsea, the whole world is Manchester City's home stadium! Even at Stamford Bridge, we've won more than once! So no matter what home or not, we can definitely win the Champions League! ”

Wan Sheng's aggressive words gave Manchester City a lot of encouragement.

Not to be outdone, Chelsea immediately stepped up to head coach Grant to express his determination to win, speaking about the form of the Chelsea players.

First of all, there is Shepchenko, who has attracted much attention.

Chelsea's final league game saw Shepchenko score the winning goal, and although Chelsea failed to overtake Manchester United to finish second in the league, it was at least a testament to the Ukrainian's form, and Grant summed up Shepchenko's performance over the season, saying, "It's been a strange season for Shevchenko. He didn't start the season well and has been much better in recent weeks when he returned to training. Compared to the number of minutes he has played this season, he has scored a lot of goals. ”

Then Grant talked about Anelka, Anelka came to Chelsea, most of the time he was injured, with Drogba and Shepchenko in the attack, he didn't make many appearances, but in the last two rounds of the league, Anelka scored two goals, quite efficient, Grant looked forward to, "I hope he can still score here and help us win the Champions League!" ”

Grant then talked about Terry, who was injured and couldn't play, and now he's recovered, "Terry can also play, we're more solid defensively, and this battle will definitely be better." ”

When it comes to the Champions League final, Grant has a lot to say, and this is not only the trophy that President Roman Abramovich values the most, but also the whole Chelsea club, and those infatuated fans, are looking forward to the club to take revenge on Manchester City in the final and win the Big Ears Cup.

Grant said: "Of course our goal is to win the Champions League, but we need to give more to win trophies. ”

'The Champions League final will be a different experience and now that's what we're aiming for, it's true that we haven't beaten Manchester City this year, but this is Moscow and I'm sure we can get this trophy that means a lot to the club!'

Grant's expression of determination to win seems to have brought Chelsea's fighting spirit and momentum back, but Wan Sheng will not make him better......

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